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From: rcj@burl.UUCP (R. Curtis Jackson)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Need cpio.c source
Message-ID: <675@burl.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Apr-85 11:03:37 EDT
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Posted: Mon Apr 29 11:03:37 1985
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> 
> 	Sigh.  For some strange reason Berkely 4.2 doesn't come with
> SCCS or cpio.  These turkeys makeing releases should get their sh*t
> together!  Would someone out there in net land please send a copy of
> the new System V cpio so we can read our release tape so that we can
> get the source of SCCS, so that we can use the latest kernel.
> 
> 	SUMMARY:
> 		Please send a copy oc cpio.c that supports the 
> 		new ASCII headers (ie: the -c option).  If any
> 		other library functions not found in System 5
> 		are required please send them also.  I would
> 		prefer a copy already running on 4.2BSD.
> -- 

Is it just my imagination or is this person asking System V owners
to break their licensing agreements by sending him proprietary code?
Perhaps I don't understand the Berkeley licensing system well enough,
but it seems to me that if you don't pay for System V you don't get
(any of) System V.  Comments/more info?
-- 

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